Voting at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam

Academic self-administration is a structural expression of the freedom of teaching, research and study and is realised through participation in the university's committees. On this page you can find out when committee elections take place and who is responsible for them.

Board elections

All members and affiliates of the university elect the senate, the departmental councils and the equal opportunities commissioners.
The students also elect the student union executive committee (AStA) and the student councils (StuRa).

Elections to and work in the bodies are governed by the election regulations, the basic regulations, the statutes of the student body and the senate's rules of procedure.

Election notices

Electoral boards

The central election committee and the decentralised election committees of the departments are responsible for the proper preparation and conduct of the elections at the university.

Central electoral board

According to § 2 paragraph 3 of the election regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the senate elects the central election committee from among the members of the university. This committee is responsible for the preparation and implementation of the election

to the collegial bodies
the president
the vice presidents
the chairperson of the senate and his/her deputy.

The central election committee of the university consists of:

Prof. Dr. Günther Neher, representative of the professors and chairperson
Deputy: Prof. Dr. jur. Claus Richter

N. N., representative of the academic staff
Deputy: N. N.

Stephan Schier, representative of the non-academic staff and deputy chairperson
Deputy: Ines Borchert

Ilka Wellm, Student Representative
Deputy: N. N.

Decentralised electoral boards

To support the central election committee, the departmental councils shall each elect a decentralised election committee from among the members of the department. They shall include one representative from each group of members and members of the faculty. In cooperation and coordination with the central election committee, the decentralised election committees are responsible for the following in their respective departments

The dean
The vice-deans
The chairperson of the departmental council and his/her deputy.

Election committee

According to § 4 paragraph 1 of the election regulations of the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam, the senate elects an election committee from among the university's members. The tasks of the election committee are to review the elections and to decide on election challenges at the University of Applied Sciences Potsdam. The committee consists of one representative from each group of the university's members.

The members of the university's election committee are:

Markus Hillig, representative of the non-academic staff
Deputy: Alena Kohlmann
Prof. Dr. Birgit Wiese, representative of the professors
Deputy: Prof. Klaus Keller
Matthias Hauf, representative of the academic staff and chairperson
Deputy: N. N.
N. N., student representative
Deputy:: N. N.